Toy.



J. J. MAHAN.

' TOY.

APPLICATION FILED mums. 1910.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

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Q NE JAMESHJ. MAI-IAN, or JERSEY CITY, new JERSEY.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 26, 1910.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

Serial No. 551,727.

To all win-0m it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES J. MAHAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mechanical toys, or in other words toys adapted to have automatic mechanical motion and its objects are to provide an instructive and amusing toy of this character which may be constructed of simple, light and inexpensive materials and parts, will be reliable and durable in use and may be easily assembled and disassembled.

The toy consists of a standard upon the upper part of which is supported a bin or hopper containing sand or other substance of like consistency and having cars, one of which is adapted to travel up and down and the other to slide on an inclined frame, the said cars being operated by the weight of the sand or other substance supplied to them from the bin or hopper at the top.

The invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the said drawings, Figure 1 is a general side elevation of a toy embodying the improvements. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same device. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the upper parts of the toy shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section on the line 4t of Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a plan of the lower portion of the toy. Fig. 6 is a vertical cross-section on line 6-6 of Fig. A. Fig. 7 is'an enlarged perspective view of the lower end of the hopper of the bin of reservoir and its gate.

The upright frame A is composed of a piece of heavy wire bent double to form parallel upright bars and having its lower ends A turned at right angles to form feet whereby the upright is supported, in the base plate B. A short upright C at the forward end of the base plate and constructed in the same manner as the upright A supports the lower end of the incline D.

At the upper end of the upright frame A and secured to the horizontal portion between the two rods a binor reservoir G is secured by means of hooks G which pass over said horizontal portion of the frame.

This bin terminates in a hopper G having at its bottom a gate G for controlling the escape of the contents. It is preferably open at the top so that it may be readily filled. The gate G consists of a gate proper Gr and arms G extending therefrom and pivoted at their inner ends at G so that the gate proper G may swing up and down to open and close the hopper. The gate is provided with an extending hook G with which the bail of the car H is adapted to come in contact as the car reaches its uppermost position, and in this manner the gate is raised and the hopper opened just at the proper moment.

The car H is scoop-shaped and is supported between the uprights of the frame A by means of its bail H to the middle of which a cord I is attached. The lower ends H of the bail are turned outwardly and split so as to ride onboth sides of their respective uprights and thus prevent the car from swinging or swaying. A projection G on the exterior of the hopper on the side next the car is provided for the purpose of tiltlng the car H backward as it starts to descend and also for the purpose of retarding the beginning of its descent until it has been weighted sufficiently to insure its descent to the bottom of the upright frame. This is brought about through the bail which slides over the said projection at the proper moment and holds the car until a little more than the weight necessary to cause its descent has been dumped therein by the hopper. The bail H will be permitted to rock backward slightly, to pass the projection G as the tension of the cord I does not hold it rigidly to its upright position. Its lower part is pivotally connected to the car H at H and its outwardly projecting feet I-I straddle the bars of the frame A. When the car H descends the gate G of the hopper will immediately close of its own gravity, and remain closed until again opened by the car. The car H, having received a load of sand, descends to the junction of the frame A with the inclined track D where it dumps its load into the car J, which has been drawn up to the top of the incline by the cord I running over the pulleys I, I at the upper and lower parts of the frame respectively. The wheel I is mounted in the outer end of the arm I secured to the sand box or bin G and extending backward therefrom, and the wheel I is mounted in the upper extremity of the inclined track D. An eye I in the bottom of the car J is provided for the purpose of attaching the cord I.

The car J, as before stated, is drawn to the top of the inclined track D by the cord I, the opposite end of which is secured to the bail of the bucket or car H, and it will be seen that the weight of the car H and its contents is sufficient to raise the car J. WVhen the car H reaches the junction of the upright frame A and the incline D, its curved backwardly extending arm H comes in contact with the cross-strip D and causes the said car to tilt forward and discharge its contents into the car J and the car J thereupon immediately descends to the lower end of the incline, drawing the car H up to the top of the upright frame by means of the cord I.

The incline D upon which the car J travels is composed of flat tracks D, which consists of a strip of sheet metal with its longitudinal edges turned over wires D one of the said wires being on the upper. surface and the other on the under surface of the metal strip. The wheels J of the car J travel on the plane surface between the wires and are prevented from slipping 01f these tracks by the wires D at the upper edge. The tracks are preferably inclined outwardly, so as to give the wheels of the car as small a bearing as possible thereon and reduce the friction. The upright frame 0 is provided with integral recesses C which hold the hooked ends of the rods D resting thereon, against lateral movement. The cross piece D located near the lower end of the incline is provided for the purpose of tilting the car forward and clumping its contents into a suitable receptacle E. This is accomplished by the curved downwardly extending arm J which comes in contact with the said cross piece as the car nears the lower end of the incline and, sliding thereon raises the rear end of the car.

The car is preferably provided with four wheels journaled thereon. The forward wheels acting as a pivot when the car is dumped. A small lug H is located on the bucket H adjacent to the bail, and prevents the said bucket tilting backward. It also acts to throw the bail backward and thus disengage it from the catch on the hopper when the car tilts backwardly after being filled.

What I claim is 1. In a device of the character described the combination of an upright frame, a bucket mounted to travel up and down thereon, a bin adapted to contain sand or other fluent material, having an opening adjacent to the bucket in its uppermost position, a gate adapted to open andclose said opening provided with a portion extending into the path of the bucket and adapted to be raised thereby, an extension connected with the bin, a bail by which the bucket is hung into the path of which the said ex tension projects, a lug on the bucket adj acent the bail, adapted to come in contacttherewith when the bucket is tilted in one direction and to check said tilting movement and move the bail outside the said projection, an inclined track running clownwardly from the lower part of the upright, a car mounted to travel thereon, a line connecting the said car with the bucket whereby the car is drawn to the top of the incline by the bucket when it descends and the bucket is drawn to the top of the uprightby the car when the car descends, an arm on the bucket, a member in the path of said arm near the upper end of the incline and adapted to cause the said arm to rock thebucket and dump its contents when the bucket descends, an arm on the car, and a member near the lower end of the incline in the path of said arm adapted to dump the car.

- 2. In a device of the character described the combination of an upright frame, a bucket mounted to travel up and down thereon, a bin adapted to contain sand or other fluent material, having an opening adj acent to the bucket in its uppermost position, a gate adapted to open and close said opening and adapted to be moved by the bucket, a bail by which the bucket is hung, a lug on the bucket adjacent the bail adapted to come in contact therewith, an inclined track running downwardly from the lower part of the upright, a car mounted to travel thereon, a line connecting the said car with the bucket whereby the car is drawn to the top of the incline by the bucket when it descends and the bucket is drawn to the top of the upright by the car when the car descends, an arm on the bucket, a member in the path of said arm near the upper end of the incline and adapted to cause the said arm to rock the bucket and dump its contents when the bucket descends, an arm on the car, and a member near the lower end of the incline, in the path of said arm adapted to dump the car.

3. In a device of the character described the combination of an upright frame, a bucket mounted to travel up and down thereon, a bin adapted to contain sand or other fluent material, provided with an opening adjacent to the bucket in its uppermost position, an inclined track running downwardly from the lower part of the upright, a car mounted to travel thereon, a line connecting the said car with the bucket whereby the car is drawn to the top of the incline by the bucket when it descends and the bucket is drawn to the top of the upright by the car when the car descends, an arm on the bucket, a member in the path of said arm near the upper end of the incline and adapted to cause the said arm to rock the bucket and dump its contents into the car when the bucket descends, an arm on the car, and a member near the lower end of the incline in the path of said arm adapted to dump the car.

4. In a device of the character described the combination of an upright frame, a bucket mounted to travel up and down thereon a bin adapted to contain sand or other fluent material at the upper part of the frame provided with an opening adjacent to the bucket when in its uppermost position, a gate adapted to open and close said opening provided with a portion extending into the path of the bucket and adapted to be moved thereby and to open the gate, an extension of the bin in the path of a portion of the bucket when said bucket is empty, said portion of the bucket moving outside the said projection, when the bucket is filled.

5. In a device of the character described the combination of an upright frame, a bucket mounted to travel up and down thereon, a bin adapted to contain sand or other fluent material at the upper part of the frame provided with an opening adjacent to the bucket when in its uppermost position, a gate adapted to open and close said opening provided with a portion extending into the path of the bucket and adapted to be moved thereby and to open the gate, an extension of the bin in the path of a portion of the bucket when said bucket is empty, said portion of the bucket moving outside the said projection when the bucket is filled, an inclined track running downwardly from the lower part of the upright, a car mounted to travel thereon, a line connecting the said car with the bucket whereby the car is drawn to the top of the incline by the bucket when it descends and the bucket is drawn to the top of the upright by the car when the car descends, means for rocking the bucket and dumping its contents when it descends, and means near the lower end of the incline for dumping the car.

6. In a device of the character described the combination of an upright frame, a bucket mounted to travel up and down, a bin at the upper part of the frame adapted to contain sand or other fluent material, means for discharging a part of the contents of said bin into the bucket, an inclined track running downwardly from the lower part of the upright, a car mounted to travel thereon, a line connecting the said car with the bucket whereby the car is drawn to the top of the incline by the bucket when it descends and the bucket is drawn to the top of the upright by the car when the car descends.

7. In a device of the character described the combination of an upright frame, a bucket mounted to travel up and down, a bin at the upper part of the frame adapted to contain sand or other fluent material, means for discharging a part of the contents of said bin into the bucket an inclined track running downwardly from the lower part of the upright, a car mounted to travel thereon, a line connecting the said car with the bucket whereby the car is drawn to the top of the incline by the bucket when it descends and the bucket is drawn to the top of the upright by the car when the car descends, means adapted to dump the contents of the bucket into the car when the bucket descends, and means near the lower end of the incline for dumping the car.

8. In a device of the character described the combination of an upright frame, a bucket mounted to travel up and down, a bin adapted to contain sand or other fluent material, provided with an opening adjacent to the bucket in its uppermost position, a gate adapted to open and close said open ing and provided with a portion extending into the path of the bucket whereby the gate may be opened by the bucket, an inclined track running downwardly from the lower part of the upright, a car mounted to travel thereon, a line connecting the said car with the bucket whereby the car is drawn to the top of the incline by the bucket when it descends and the bucket is drawn to the top of the upright by the car when the car descends, an arm on the bucket, a member in the path of said arm near the upper end of the incline and adapted to cause the said arm 7 to rock the bucket and dump the contents when the bucket descends, an arm on the car and a member near the lower end of the incline in the path of said arm adapted to dump the car.

9. A device of the character described comprising an upright frame and a carrier mounted to travel up and down the same, an inclined frame extending from a point below the top of the upright frame away from the same and a carrier adapted to travel back and forth on the said inclined frame, a connection between the two receptacles whereby the heavier will cause the lighter to travel, and means for alternately filling and empty ing the said receptacle.

10. A device of the character describedvoir for fluent material at the upper part of the upright frame, a gate, and a connection between the gate and the first named receptacle whereby the rise of the said receptacle causes the gate to open, a projection on the said first named receptacle whereby it is caused to discharge its contents at a point below the reservoir ,and a projection on the second named receptacle whereby it is caused Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

